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with me is the chief of police of newtown. as you know, the victims have been positively identified by the office of the chief state's medical examiner. they're still in the process of doing some of their work. as soon as that work is completed, we will be prepared to release, in writing, to you, a formal list of names, birthdays and information. there's one, a couple major factors, number one. when we release that list, and we would ask you again, as we did yesterday, at the request of all the family members, they have asked for you to please respect their privacy. they are going through, as i know you understand, a very difficult and trying time we have, in fact, the officers of the chief and the colonel, reassign, we continue to assign a trooper to these folks to help to maintain that solitude. so, again, i would ask you, and i'm pleading with you, as you know this is extremely heartbreaking, difficult thing for these folks to endure, to please abide by their request. in addition, for the townspeople, in the town of newtown
with me is the chief of police of newtown. as you know, the victims have been positively identified by the office of the chief state's medical examiner. they're still in the process of doing some of their work. as soon as that work is completed, we will be prepared to release, in writing, to you, a formal list of names, birthdays and information. there's one, a couple major factors, number one. when we release that list, and we would ask you again, as we did yesterday, at the request of all the...
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. >>> and such a sad morning here in newtown, connecticut. i'm joined by elizabeth vargas in new york. and right behind me, the sandy hook firehouse, where moms and dads came to learn about their children. many sleeping her through the night. and this headline from "the hartford courant" says it all. here's what we know right now. the shooter, adam lanza, 20 years old. he also shot his mother before coming to the school. the bodies of the children slain were still in the school. and families were notified overnight. the names will be released this morning. you're going to look at stills from the vigil right here in sandty hook last night. a scene of so much unimaginable grief. there they are right there. the families, the communities coming together to pray for their children, those who were lost to remember them. try and comprehend what happened here in newtown, connecticut. my "gma weekend" colleague, dan harris, has been here from the beginning, covering this tragedy. and you watched it unfold through the day yesterday. >> we did. george,
. >>> and such a sad morning here in newtown, connecticut. i'm joined by elizabeth vargas in new york. and right behind me, the sandy hook firehouse, where moms and dads came to learn about their children. many sleeping her through the night. and this headline from "the hartford courant" says it all. here's what we know right now. the shooter, adam lanza, 20 years old. he also shot his mother before coming to the school. the bodies of the children slain were still in the...
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these are live pictures from newtown, connecticut. now, people are inside of the church gathering for a vigil to remember the victims. >> also, investigators looking into a massive fire destroying a fremont plant what. workers are being told sewed. >> michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them here live a little bit later, you can contact michael on facebook.com and on twitter. m finney. >> at 4:13, taking a look at friday afternoon commute. s directions. at the skyway in downtown san francisco, leftx,wjm to right heading towards bay bridge, and also, very, very slow heading southbound if you're heading towards the peninsula. stay with us, more still >>> we intraeking news. you can see accident scene right here, three killed in an auto accident this, is in san mateo county. we're told redwood city on northbound 280. and boy, you can see two vehicles mangled tlchl the chp says one driver was changing a tire in the center divide. they were struck by a car. as you can see, you've got emergency pe
these are live pictures from newtown, connecticut. now, people are inside of the church gathering for a vigil to remember the victims. >> also, investigators looking into a massive fire destroying a fremont plant what. workers are being told sewed. >> michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them here live a little bit later, you can contact michael on facebook.com and on twitter. m finney. >> at 4:13, taking a look at friday afternoon...
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we want to take you live to newtown connecticut. that is where we are waiting for a news conference to begin at any moment. authorities may release the names of the victim this is morning. some of the vic tames bodies are inside the school others have been removed. it has been a slow process trying to positively identify the children as most kids don't carry identification. there are 27 victims 20 of them are children 7 adults that includes the shooter's mother nancy lanza and teacher vicky soto. another adult victim has been identified 37-year-old donna hochsprung. damned lanza this is a picture from 2005. they are interviewing members of his family and friends that includes his brother and father treeing to put together any explanation for this tragedy. we have more coming up in the newscast. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage. you can get our abc 7 news app and get the push operations. we are updating our facebook page at facebook.com abc 7 news. let's get our first look at the weather check in with meteorologist lisa a
we want to take you live to newtown connecticut. that is where we are waiting for a news conference to begin at any moment. authorities may release the names of the victim this is morning. some of the vic tames bodies are inside the school others have been removed. it has been a slow process trying to positively identify the children as most kids don't carry identification. there are 27 victims 20 of them are children 7 adults that includes the shooter's mother nancy lanza and teacher vicky...
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these are live pictures from newtown connecticut. we are waiting for a news conference where authorities will give an update on the investigation. the investigation into the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary school there are 27 victims. 20 of those are children leaving 7 adults. we also learned this morning the shooter adam lanza brought three guns into the school. the weapons were registered to his mother. this morning the community in mourning and asking why did this happen? >> all units the individual i have on the phone is continuing to hear what he believes to be gun shots. >> the first words are chilling it only got worse. >> they are reporting multiple fatalities involved in the shooting at the elementary school. >> with each new report the horrors deep pen. >> the number dead closer to 30 than to 20. sad employs of them are children. >> this morning we know the death toll is 27. 20 of those killed are children between the ages of 5 and 10. there are still many questions about friday's shooting at sandy hook elementary
these are live pictures from newtown connecticut. we are waiting for a news conference where authorities will give an update on the investigation. the investigation into the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary school there are 27 victims. 20 of those are children leaving 7 adults. we also learned this morning the shooter adam lanza brought three guns into the school. the weapons were registered to his mother. this morning the community in mourning and asking why did this happen? >>...
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global resources of abc news, with terry moran and bill weir in new york city and cynthia mcfadden in newtown, connecticut, this is a special edition of "nightline," tragedy at elementary school. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight we join you from a community just beginning to process a great tragedy that unfolded here this morning. a little while ago i was just down the street where a thousand people gathered inside and outside saint rose catholic church here in newtown, connecticut, to mourn the loss of 26 people, including 20 schoolchildren, most between the ages of 5 and between years old, shot and killed in their elementary school classrooms this morning. schools in this town are part of the draw for people who live here with some of the highest test scores in the state. the kind of place parents move for the sake of their children. abc's dan harris has been at the scene since early today. dan? >> reporter: cynthia, good evening. it all started a little way behind the volunteer fire department, down the road at a suburban elementary school which tonight is in the history boo
global resources of abc news, with terry moran and bill weir in new york city and cynthia mcfadden in newtown, connecticut, this is a special edition of "nightline," tragedy at elementary school. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight we join you from a community just beginning to process a great tragedy that unfolded here this morning. a little while ago i was just down the street where a thousand people gathered inside and outside saint rose catholic church here in...
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. >> good evening, welcome to a special edition of "world news" in newtown, connecticut, the site of a mass shooting and gunfire aimed at elementary school children. we're in front of the united methodist church where people are gathering all even long as details are still pouring in. 27 victims, 20 children, seven adults and we heard all day about the incredible response by teachers inside the school which is considered one of the leading schools in the nation. and also tonight, we have a new image of the suspected shooter, as we tell you everything we know about who did it, what kind of weapons and why. and we begin all of this with between between anchor chris cuomo and he's here with me. >> almost unimaginable scene. what we know so far is inside this elementary school, young kid process tektd by their teachers and there was one deranged man who decided to take it all away. >> this morning, the school was filled with kids concerned about christmas. then shots rang out. >> the individual i have on the phone is continuing to hear what what he believes is gun fire. >> reporter: insi
. >> good evening, welcome to a special edition of "world news" in newtown, connecticut, the site of a mass shooting and gunfire aimed at elementary school children. we're in front of the united methodist church where people are gathering all even long as details are still pouring in. 27 victims, 20 children, seven adults and we heard all day about the incredible response by teachers inside the school which is considered one of the leading schools in the nation. and also...
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residents are reaching out to the people in newtown. our coverage of the school tragedy in connecticut continues in a moment. before cold & flu season, help prevent with lysol disinfectant spray. and use the lysol no touch hand soap for 10 times more protection with each wash. this season, a good offense is the best defense. lysol. mission for health. >>> gun control is once being debated after the tragic school shooting. it's taking place in the nation's capitol and right here at home. >> please lay out a plan of action of how we may address this scourge of gun violence in our communities. >> the elementary school shooting in newtown gave rise to anti-gun rally outside the white house. they want to further restrict firearms to today's tragedy. in california we have the strongest gun laws in the country as ranked by the braid did did i campaign. >> california has the lowest fatality rates from firearms in the nation. >> they are considering reintroducing a bill that closes a loophole in the ban. more are in favor of restrictions, a gun
residents are reaching out to the people in newtown. our coverage of the school tragedy in connecticut continues in a moment. before cold & flu season, help prevent with lysol disinfectant spray. and use the lysol no touch hand soap for 10 times more protection with each wash. this season, a good offense is the best defense. lysol. mission for health. >>> gun control is once being debated after the tragic school shooting. it's taking place in the nation's capitol and right here at...
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are no shortage of words to describe the tragedy that struck at the elementary school right here in newtown, connecticut today. but we've heard one word repeated over and over again -- why. abc's chief investigative reporter brian ross has spent the day uncovering details about the 20-year-old shooter. brian? >> cynthia, he was armed to the teeth with legally purchased guns and went from obscurity to infamy. until today, adam lanza was known mostly in his neighborhood as someone who did not play well with others. adam lanza was a child of an affluent connecticut town and the child of divorce. a family friend, barbara frey, told abc's jim avila that the son was troubled and the mother was demanding of him. >> he was not connected with the other kids. my son played with him when they were young. and in her home, i know she was very particular. i just think she maybe had too high of standards or something. or focused only too much for whatever reason. >> so was there conflict? was there some kind of tension between the two of them? parent and child? >> not that i know of, but i think the fact
are no shortage of words to describe the tragedy that struck at the elementary school right here in newtown, connecticut today. but we've heard one word repeated over and over again -- why. abc's chief investigative reporter brian ross has spent the day uncovering details about the 20-year-old shooter. brian? >> cynthia, he was armed to the teeth with legally purchased guns and went from obscurity to infamy. until today, adam lanza was known mostly in his neighborhood as someone who did...
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. >> reporter: as you and dan reported, this all took place in the small town of newtown, connecticut, a place where everything is nearby. the spree ended at the elementary school, but began at the lanza family home. authorities identified the shooter as 20-year-old adam lanza, seen here in a picture taken seven years ago and provided to abc news by a family friend who told us adam was obviously not well. something we also heard from a newtown real estate agent, barbara frey, a family friend. >> he was not connected with the other kids. my son played with him when they were young. and in her home, i know she was very particular. i just think she maybe had too high a standard or something, or focused too much, for whatever reason. >> so was there conflict or tension between the two of them? >> the parent and child? >> yes. >> not that i know of, but the fact that the parents were divorced must have contributed. >> the mother was the first to die according to police. adam's father and brother are being questioned by authorities in new jersey, where they live. diane? >> brian ross report
. >> reporter: as you and dan reported, this all took place in the small town of newtown, connecticut, a place where everything is nearby. the spree ended at the elementary school, but began at the lanza family home. authorities identified the shooter as 20-year-old adam lanza, seen here in a picture taken seven years ago and provided to abc news by a family friend who told us adam was obviously not well. something we also heard from a newtown real estate agent, barbara frey, a family...
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and others went away with unimaginable grief the victims were remembered at a candlelight vigil in newtown. similar prayer services are going on all over the country with people paying their respects to the fallen what is a true national tragedy. >> dan: tonight we are learning more about him. he was an honor student in high school. he did not appear in his high school year book. his parents divorced. his father is vice president of gey capital and remarried. both had legally weapons. >> lanza told officers he had not seen his brother in years and not been in close contact with him. police stress that he is not a swheengd cooperating fully with the investigation. >> hundreds packed the catholic church to remember the victims of the shooting. the church was filled to capacity and hundreds more stood outside to pray and mourn. vigils have popped up all over the country including this one in mill valley where 20 people turned out to remember the victims. sergio quintana is live in walnut creek where another vigil was held tonight. >> reporter: about 24 people turned out for this vigil on the
and others went away with unimaginable grief the victims were remembered at a candlelight vigil in newtown. similar prayer services are going on all over the country with people paying their respects to the fallen what is a true national tragedy. >> dan: tonight we are learning more about him. he was an honor student in high school. he did not appear in his high school year book. his parents divorced. his father is vice president of gey capital and remarried. both had legally weapons....
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and others went away with unimaginable grief the victims were remembered at a candlelight vigil in newtown. similar prayer services are going on all over the country with people paying their respects to the fallen what is a true national tragedy. >> dan: tonight we are learning more about him. he was an honor student in high school. he did not appear in his high school year book. his parents divorced. his father is vice president of gey capital and remarried. both had legally weapons. >> lanza told officers he had not seen his brother in years and not been in close contact with him. police stress that he is not a swheengd cooperating fully with the investigation. >> hundreds packed the catholic
and others went away with unimaginable grief the victims were remembered at a candlelight vigil in newtown. similar prayer services are going on all over the country with people paying their respects to the fallen what is a true national tragedy. >> dan: tonight we are learning more about him. he was an honor student in high school. he did not appear in his high school year book. his parents divorced. his father is vice president of gey capital and remarried. both had legally weapons....
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toódzñ t >>> this is a special one-hour edition of "world news," tragedy at the elementary school from newtown, connecticut where today a nightmare unfolded. a gunman killing 20 small children, teachers scrambling to save them. the shooter, 20 years old, also amonged dead. his mother. we are here with teachers, the students who made it out, and the parents who tell us about the moment when they learned their child had survived. >> tears come to your eyes immediately when you know your child is okay. >> inside the school, stories of
toódzñ t >>> this is a special one-hour edition of "world news," tragedy at the elementary school from newtown, connecticut where today a nightmare unfolded. a gunman killing 20 small children, teachers scrambling to save them. the shooter, 20 years old, also amonged dead. his mother. we are here with teachers, the students who made it out, and the parents who tell us about the moment when they learned their child had survived. >> tears come to your eyes immediately...